1982
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.74.5.642
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Peer interaction and learning in cooperative small groups.

Abstract: This study investigated the relationships among student and group characteristics, group interaction, and achievement in cooperative small groups. Seventy-seven students in two junior high school mathematics classrooms learned a two-week unit on exponents and scientific notation in mixed-ability or uniform-ability groups. Interaction in the groups was tape recorded. Three categories of interaction were related to achievement: receiving no explanation in response to a question or error (receiving no response or… Show more

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“…In addition, they indicate that the students worked well in group. In general, group learning facilitates not only the acquisition of knowledge but also several other desirable attributes, such as communication, teamwork, problem solving and information sharing skills, as well as respect for others opinions (De Santi;Webb, 1982).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, they indicate that the students worked well in group. In general, group learning facilitates not only the acquisition of knowledge but also several other desirable attributes, such as communication, teamwork, problem solving and information sharing skills, as well as respect for others opinions (De Santi;Webb, 1982).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Advocates of heterogeneous ability groupings claim that, along with its potential positive affective consequences, heterogeneous ability groupings have important positive cognitive consequences as well (Slavin, 1990), especially when tutor-tutee relationships exist among group members (Webb, 1982a(Webb, , 1982b. The contention is that high-low pairings result in favorable outcomes for both high-and low-ability students.…”
Section: Ability-based Pairing Strategies and Individual Learningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to its importance in the educational set up, several teaching methods and strategies have been developed to bring about effective delivering of content by teachers and easy and meaningful understanding of concepts by students [4,5,6]. These teaching approaches are developed through theories of learning which serve as their philosophical underpinnings.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%